troop742

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1. Injection Gone Wrong: Part 3

   troop742 replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

   SubQ epi is no longer the standard of care, IM gets into the bloodstream faster.

2. Camp Infirmary Protocols

   troop742 replied to farmherRN's topic in Camp

   Sounds like you have a lot of good ideas. The Basics of Camp Nursing book is a good place to start also. I do have a little comment. Please don't call it "the infirmary", Your focus shouldn't be all on illness but rather on health promotion.

3. July Only Camps

   troop742 replied to Jedrnurse's topic in Camp

   Our camp hires health care assistants that are anywhere from junior/senior nursing students to ma's to can's. Depends on experience. We're a language immersion camp in northern Minnesota and have openings available to work alongside an RN if you're i...

4. July Only Camps

   troop742 replied to Jedrnurse's topic in Camp

   If you're willing to travel to northern Minnesota, I can hook you up with an amazing language immersion camp!

5. Camp Nurse Salary

   troop742 replied to BuckeyeRNMomma's topic in Camp

   I'm in Chicago also and was wondering if you were lucky enough to work at the camp that sings of "All the wealth of Earth and Heaven". This reply to Squire was supposed to follow your job description from Michigan.

6. Where do you keep your trauma shears?

   troop742 replied to Nurse326's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a busy city trauma center, and a lot of our nurses thread a roll of tape onto a hemostat and clip it to the bottom of their scrub top. Then they stick the shears through the top, and the whole mess hangs there. Personally, that drives me cr...

7. Camp Nurse Conference

   troop742 replied to zzisaac's topic in Camp

   I highly recommend this conference, I've been going for a few years now, and it's VERY worth it! The knowledge, the networking, it's all wonderful! And if you're interested in the camp community in general, this conference is joined with American Cam...

8. Good camp nurse nicknames?

   troop742 replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp

   A good camp name is hard to pick, sometimes someone else will think of it, like last summer we had a camper's mom, also an RN, who wanted to help and learn about camp nursing. Since her name was Sue, I thought of T-Rex. The Field Museum in Chicago ha...

9. How is camp going so far?

   troop742 replied to Nurse Connie's topic in Camp

   I was at Girl Scout camp in southeastern Wisconsin for three weeks, mid-June into July, highest temp was 104!!! Actual temp, not heat index. I am proud to say, no one got actual heat illness, a bit heat-stressed, yes. But nothing worse. Our staff roc...

10. Best prep to become a camp nurse?

    troop742 replied to Luv2paint2's topic in Camp

    Definitely join ACN!! And read Myrna and Linda's book! ACN members also offer a one day class, Intro to Camp Nursing, offered in different places around the country. They also have a yearly symposium in conjunction with ACA National Conference. Compa...

11. Camp nurse uniform

    troop742 replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Camp

    Our health care staff is very recognizable by the red "go bags" we all carry. Opening and closing we do wear a lab coat/jacket, but the rest of the time t-shirts are fine. Another caveat is remember to wear something to bed you can jump up and go out...

12. Question about a code we had last night

    troop742 replied to Kittypower123's topic in Geriatric

    And how did they confirm placement? Capnography is the standard, even an esophageal detector would have been OK. How many attempts were made to intubate? If the skills were not up to snuff, there could have been trauma to the airway. Another poster h...

13. Book: The Basics of Camp Nursing

    troop742 replied to LongislandRN23's topic in Camp

    Holy Smokes, Batman!!! LongIsland, you certainly have your hands full, yikes!!! How many campers do you have? I feel like a slug compared to you, but I have been busy with crafty things the camp needed done, so time is not wasted. SnowShoe, welcome ...

14. Book: The Basics of Camp Nursing

    troop742 replied to LongislandRN23's topic in Camp

    The authors of that book are like the queen mothers of bringing Camp Nursing into it's own as a specialty. It would behoove you also to join the Assn. of Camp Nurses, Compass Point is the publication, and is fabulous! Heather (AKA EunHye, working at...

15. My best orientation mistakes

    troop742 replied to skicoachrn's topic in Humor

    We have all done some silly things. As a new ED nurse, I managed to get more activated charcoal on me than in the patient. However, I wonder if this wasn't made up. A medication mistake (or choosing the wrong equipment) is no laughing matter, perhaps...